Kent East
European Parliament constituency
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Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1999
MEPs1
Sources
[1]

Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each. The constituency of Kent East was one of them.

Boundaries

1979-1984: Ashford; Canterbury; Dover and Deal; Faversham; Folkestone and Hythe; Maidstone; Thanet East; Thanet West.

1984-1994: Ashford; Canterbury; Dover; Faversham; Folkestone and Hythe; Maidstone; Thanet North; Thanet South.

1994-1999: Ashford; Canterbury; Dover; Faversham; Folkestone and Hythe; Thanet North; Thanet South.

MEPs

Elected Member Party
1979 Christopher Jackson Conservative
1994 Mark Watts Labour
1999 Constituency abolished: see South East England

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Kent East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Jackson 117,267 64.7
Labour J. C. M. S. Holmes 40,060 22.1
Liberal Anthony F. C. Morris 20,190 11.1
Independent D. J. Conlon 3,788 2.1
Majority 77,207 42.6
Turnout 181,305 32.4
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Kent East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Jackson 92,340 52.5 -12.2
Labour D. A. Enright 43,473 24.7 +2.6
SDP Anthony A. Kinch 34,601 19.7 +8.6
Ecology Steven M. Dawe 5,405 3.1 New
Majority 48,867 27.8
Turnout 175,819 31.7
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Kent East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Jackson 85,667 44.0 -8.5
Labour Gregory N. J. Perry 56,706 29.1 +4.4
Green Mrs. Penny A. Kemp 36,931 19.0 +15.9[a]
SLD A. F. C. (Tony) Morris 15,470 7.9 -11.8
Majority 28,961 14.9 -12.9
Turnout 194,774 34.2 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing
  1. ^ Compared with Ecology Party
European Parliament election, 1994: Kent East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Watts 69,641 34.5 +5.4
Conservative Christopher Jackson 69,006 34.2 -9.8
Liberal Democrats John R. Macdonald 44,549 22.1 +14.2
UKIP Colin R. Bullen 9,414 4.7 New
Green Steve M. Dawe 7,196 3.6 -15.4[a]
Natural Law Colin J. Beckley 1,746 0.9 New
Majority 635 0.3 N/A
Turnout 201,552 40.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
  1. ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Boothroyd, David (11 April 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 1". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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